The Gang Gets Whacked: Part 1
Most Frequent Crime
Drug distribution
Actual sale and distribution of illegal narcotics to street addicts/customers.
Criminal Activities
Conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs
Agreement and overt acts toward selling illegal narcotics (planning and taking steps to 'flip' the drugs).
Situation:
"The Gang explicitly decides to sell the drugs to raise money (to fix the bar lights) and approaches buyers/dealers (e.g., Bingo)."
Drug distribution
Actual sale and distribution of illegal narcotics to street addicts/customers.
Situation:
"Members of the Gang meet Bingo, a local dealer, and sell him the large bag of cocaine for a fraction of its true value."
Drug distribution
Actual sale and distribution of illegal narcotics to street addicts/customers.
Situation:
"Bingo buys the Gang's cocaine, later attempts to profiteer (charging a large fee to return or resell the drugs) and offers other controlled substances (OxyContin) for sale."
Drug distribution
Actual sale and distribution of illegal narcotics to street addicts/customers.
Situation:
"After attempting to re-capitalize, the Gang purchases pills and sells them to wealthy patrons/jockeys at the country club/racetrack; Charlie in particular sells all his pills."
Possession of Cocaine
The group possesses significant quantities of cocaine and intends to sell/distribute it on the street.
Situation:
"A big bag of drugs is discovered with the speakers; the Gang keeps it rather than reporting it to authorities."
Possession of Stolen Property
Knowingly receiving, retaining, or possessing property that has been stolen, a crime under U.S. state law.
Situation:
"The Gang retains and attempts to profit from a stash that is later revealed to belong to mob-associated criminals."
Theft
Unauthorized taking and consumption of another person's personal property (petty theft/larceny): intentionally taking possession of property belonging to someone else without that person's consent.
Situation:
"The gang finds a set of speakers that had 'fallen off the back of a truck' and takes them for use in the bar instead of returning them or notifying the owner."